Anglo signs diamond deal with De Beers
Anglo American signed a diamond sales deal with De Beers Group and the Government of Botswana, last week. The signed deal is an agreement for a 10-year Sales Agreement, which…
Enterprise Innovation Support Fund from New Earth Observation Frontiers
The South African Space Agency (SANSA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF), are inviting start-ups, small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), and entrepreneurs to submit applications for funding through the…
Koeberg 2 back in system, amidst safety concerns of nuclear stations in general
Eskom announced the return of Koeberg Unit 2 from unplanned maintenance, after a steam leak on the reheat system. As a result, about 930 Megawatts (MW) were brought back into…
Efforts underway to literally clean parts of SA
The City of Joburg is not the only one sprucing up ahead of the G20 meeting in Gauteng. President Cyril Ramaphosa, visited the Gauteng Province for two days, last week,…
Joburg Water update
Although there is planned maintenance scheduled to affect water supply in parts of Johannesburg, as from Tuesday, the 11th March 2025, until Wednesday, there are at least four other areas…
Restoration of water in Carolina expected at 5pm
Parts of Carolina and surrounding areas have had no water since Sunday.The Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality said a motor breakdown at the Carolina Water Treatment Works is the cause of…
“Waste is worth”
The Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) training towards the Green and Resilient UrbanShift Africa Forum kicked off in Nairobi, Kenya, last week. Gift Kasamira, Deputy Director for Economic Planning of…
Rhino poaching slightly down
Environmental authorities have reported a decline in the number of rhino poached in 2024. Dr Dion George said there is a downward trend in rhino poached from 499 in 2023…
Thousands of new microorganisms found in the Mariana Trench
About 7,564 newly identified species of hadal microorganisms, were found in the inaccessible zone of the Mariana Trench. The Trench is located 200 miles southwest of Guam and southeast of…
Cyclone Jude heading to parts of Mozambique & Malawi
Cyclone Jude, a low-pressure system, has wreaked havoc in the south of the Chagos Islands since the 6th March 2025. It was upgraded to a depression on March 7. According…